Thread: Need advice....quick :)

Originally Posted by SparkyCO

Hello everyone! I have a situation that I need help with quick! DH and I are sharing a bottle of hhCG (long story, but we did not start the diet together, therefore I am much farther along in P2 than he is). Anyway, I know it is going to be close as to when our drops run out and when the new drops that we ordered last week arrive. I am on vlcd 32 and am hoping to go a full 40 days, possibly even longer. DH is only on vlcd2.

I believe I have to make a choice between:

A: Stop taking the drops now, move to P3 on Thursday
B: Do a planned interruption for a few days, then go back to P2

I guess my third option would be to skip a day and then hope that the new drops get here before we run out. I know it is too early for DH to skip any doses. So, what would you do? Thoughts?

Can you check and see how long until your new stuff will arrive? If it's going to be 1-2 days, I would say do a planned interruption- I wouldn't eat crazy or anything- try and stick with protocol foods- just up your calories. If it's going to be 3+ days, I would do A and stop and move to P3

you can do a Planned Interruption for up to 2 weeks without having to reload. You would just start the drops and the vlcd the same day.

Originally Posted by Rubyred

Do you eat P3 on a planned interruption? I have to go to a wedding next month, out of town, huge deal, and I'm wondering if I should just do the PI for that weekend...or try gritting my teeth, wiring my mouth shut, and hiding under the table when they cut the cake.

It is definitely advised to eat P3.

Thanks bruiseviolet and Beth, I appreciate the advice. I took drops yesterday morning, none since then. Looks like the new drops may arrive today, tracking info says they made it to the Denver sorting facility last night. I guess if they arrive this afternoon, I will need to decide if I will go ahead and still do a few days of PI, then get back onto the drops or just call it good for round 1 and go ahead with a full phase 3/4.

The main reason I would decide to do the PI and stay on P2 is that I am just on the tail end of TOM and still losing. I broke into "onederland" this week and still feel motivated to keep on losing while I am in the zone. I still have close to 40 lbs I would like to lose, so the more I can lose on round 1, the more likely I will only need 1 more round of hCG in order to meet my goal.

So, if I go ahead with the PI and stay on P2, I am assuming I will be okay to keep going until I lose 34 lbs, according to P&I. Beth, it looks like you have done some long rounds, were you able to stabilize okay? And did you ever do any PI in any of your rounds?

Thanks again

I stabilized well in each round except for round 3. It was my own doing though. I am just coming off my first planned interruption ever. Seems to have helped jump start a slow spot.

Good deal, thanks Beth. I will just do a PI starting tomorrow and go back on the drops next week so I don't have to do another load. Glad to hear you are having success after the PI